Measure for Measure

Newly appointed deputy to rule Vienna, Lord Angelo enforces tyrannical law against immorality in the city. After convicting Claudio with the death sentence for premarital sex, his sister Isabella seeks out Angelo to beg for mercy. But at what cost will she go to save her brother?

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Classical Setting • Disguise • Mistaken Identity • Tragicomedy

Productions, Readings & Workshops

Measure for Measure

February 29 – March 9, 2024 | Portland State University | Production | Portland, OR, USA
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Measure for Measure

September 30 – October 16, 2022 | University of Evansville | Production | Evansville, IN, USA
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Measure for Measure

Boston Court | Reading | February 27, 2021 | Online
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Measure for Measure

Sept 10-19, 2019 | The NOLA Project | Production | New Orleans, LA, USA
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Measure for Measure

Translation by Aditi Brennan Kapil
Directed by Jessie Austrian

Aditi Brennan Kapil's Measure for Measure is our latest Play On Podcast series, directed by Jessie Austrian and features New York's award-winning Fiasco Theater ensemble. Exploring the corruption of power with wit and suspense, this podcast showcases a Vienna where anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time.

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Measure for Measure

By William Shakespeare
Translation by Aditi Brennan Kapil

An accessible new translation of one of Shakespeare’s most interesting and challenging plays.​

One of Shakespeare’s most difficult plays, Measure for Measure has long challenged performers and audiences alike. In reworking the play in her translation, Aditi Brennan Kapil honors the structure, rhythms, and themes of Shakespeare’s original. Kapil’s updated language makes this cautionary fable about frailty, power, and the perils of legislating morality accessible for today’s audiences.

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Production History

June 10, 2019

Play On! Festival NYC

Rehearsal and Staged Reading directed by Lisa Channer with full cast as part of the Play On! Translation Festival in NYC.

Produced by:
Play On! / Classic Stage / Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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